separate the eggs, and beat the egg whites till they are stiff. beat butter, sugar, vanilla, salt and egg yolks till they are nice and creamy combined. add the spices, and coco powder to the creamy mixture. mix the flour with the baking powder and mix it with the mixture. add the wine and the sprinkles to the dough. fold in the stiff egg whites.

bake at 350 fahrenheit or 180 C for about 20 min. keep watching. let them cool to frost.

wine frosting:

now here is what i did to make a wine frosting. i mixed1/2 cup of red wine and 1/4 cup of sugar and cooked it on low heat, till the wine turned it to a thick syrup ( a little less then a 1/4 of a cup). i let it cool off and mixed it in to my fav. white butter cream.